Former UCLA Water Polo Player Dies After Battling Cancer To See Wife Compete At Olympics

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Former UCLA Water Polo Player Dies After Battling Cancer To See Wife Compete At Olympics
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Pat Woepse, a former UCLA water polo player, tragically passed away after a battle with NUT carcinoma. Despite his devastating diagnosis, Woepse remained determined to see his wife, fellow water polo athlete Maddie Musselman, compete in her third Olympic Games.

Former UCLA water polo player Pat Woepse was determined to see his wife compete at the Paris Olympics , despite a devastating cancer diagnosis.Pat Woepse, a former water polo player at UCLA , was diagnosed with NUT carcinoma in September 2023. Woepse was determined to see his wife compete in her third"Heartbroken. Patrick gained his angel wings last night 10/10/24 surrounded by family," Musselman wrote alongside a photo of the two walking hand-in-hand on a beach.

"With Pat’s diagnosis, we decided we wanted to get married as soon as possible," Musselman told NBC Los Angeles last year before the Olympics."All the people that came together to make it happen within four days – it was pretty crazy. We had flowers. We had a church that welcomed us with open arms to marry us. It was just a perfect weekend."

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